Tatsuma Lab

AboutAbout the lab

Creating materials and devices that convert information and energy

The Tatsuma Lab studies materials and devices that convert energy, information, and substances, using electrochemistry and plasmon resonance.
When metals such as gold are made into very small nanoparticles, they absorb light and take on vivid colors.
The lab uses these nanoparticles to capture light and either convert its energy into electricity or use it to drive chemical reactions.
The lab aims to use light to create new functions that have never existed before.

ResearchResearch themes

Based on electrochemistry, which deals with the transfer of electrons, the lab develops devices and materials that convert energy, information, and substances. In particular, it works on using light to create new functions that have never existed before.

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Optical Functions Created by Metal Nanomaterials↗

Using a phenomenon discovered by the lab called plasmon-induced charge separation, the lab creates a variety of new functions, such as devices that convert light into electricity and photocatalysts.

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